Law enforcement officers detain Tashkent residents who tried to sell fake foreign currency
A criminal case has been initiated regarding the distribution of counterfeit money.

During a tactical operation conducted by the Tashkent City Department of the Prosecutor General's Office in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, several citizens were apprehended in the Yashnabad district for possessing fake foreign currency.
They were caught red-handed while attempting to sell 18,800 counterfeit dollars for 141 million UZS. The authorities seized 283 counterfeit hundred-dollar bills as material evidence at the scene.
A criminal case has been initiated under Article 176 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (Manufacture, sale of counterfeit money, excise stamps, or securities, and their transfer). An investigation is ongoing.
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